The Virgin Galactic Story

In the next 18 months, we will see the first regular paying customers take trips to space aboard Virgin Galactics SpaceShip 2. The story of this company's creation, and the momentum it has created for a new commercial space industry never gets old in its telling. Their story is a great victory in making space travel available to everyone. 

This post serves to introduce (or re-introduce) you to how Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company was created. Enjoy!...

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Burt Rutan: Who Is He And Why Should You Care?

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Who is he?

Burt Rutan is the founder of Scaled Composites, and Aerospace Engineer who designed the new sub-orbital plane for Virgin Galactic, the first company to cheaply sell flights to space for only $200,000 (well, it's cheap in comparison to anyone else who was offering). Another big accomplishment of his was the Voyager aircraft, which was the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling.

Why should you care?

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